Index Of Vendor Phpunit Phpunit Src Util Php Evalstdinphp Work

If your web server configuration allows directory listing (e.g., Options +Indexes in Apache), and the vendor folder is inside your web root (e.g., /var/www/html/vendor ), an attacker can simply visit:

: In a web environment, this reads the raw data from an HTTP POST request. If your web server configuration allows directory listing (e

This exact vulnerability was tracked as – affecting PHPUnit versions before 4.8.28, 5.x before 5.6.3, and 6.x before 6.4.0. Options +Indexes in Apache)

The vulnerability stemmed from one dangerous line of code: eval('?> ' . file_get_contents('php://input')); 5.x before 5.6.3

vendor/phpunit/phpunit/src/Util/PHP/eval-stdin.php is associated with a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability ( CVE-2017-9841 ) that remains a common target for automated bots today.

This script is only intended for and should never be exposed to a web server or production environment, as it allows arbitrary code execution from STDIN.